Warm Springs in Meriwether County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Warm Springs Treatment Pools
Photographed By David Seibert, April 30, 2011
1. Warm Springs Treatment Pools Marker
Inscription.
Warm Springs Treatment Pools. . Georgia’s largest and most famous warm spring delivers 914 gallons of 88°F per minute to a catch basin beneath the buildings at the base of the hill in front of you. The springs have been used for recreation and healing for centuries. Franklin D. Roosevelt came here in 1924, in hopes to recover from the effects of polio. He came to believe in the therapeutic benefits of the springs and bought a declining Victorian resort that had grown around the springs. For the next 21 years, he invested much time and money in making Warm Springs a major polio treatment center. After the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation was founded the pools area was transformed into a hydrotherapeutic treatment center designed by architect Henry Toombs. A public pool was built between the treatment pools and Alternate US 27. These treatment pools were supplanted in 1942 by an indoor pool built on the main Foundation Campus due to the difficulty of moving patients to these pools. The treatment pools were then used occasionally for treatment and for recreation but were finally closed in the 1960’s. The Department of Natural Resources stabilized and renovated the springs and pools complex for visitation during 1994 - 95 for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of F. D. R.’s death.
Georgia’s largest and most famous warm spring delivers 914 gallons of 88°F per minute to a catch basin beneath the buildings at the base of the hill in front of you. The springs have been used for recreation and healing for centuries. Franklin D. Roosevelt came here in 1924, in hopes to recover from the effects of polio. He came to believe in the therapeutic benefits of the springs and bought a declining Victorian resort that had grown around the springs. For the next 21 years, he invested much time and money in making Warm Springs a major polio treatment center. After the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation was founded the pools area was transformed into a hydrotherapeutic treatment center designed by architect Henry Toombs. A public pool was built between the treatment pools and Alternate US 27. These treatment pools were supplanted in 1942 by an indoor pool built on the main Foundation Campus due to the difficulty of moving patients to these pools. The treatment pools were then used occasionally for treatment and for recreation but were finally closed in the 1960’s. The Department of Natural Resources stabilized and renovated the springs and pools complex for visitation during 1994 - 95 for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of F. D. R.’s death.
Erected 1995 by Georgia Department of Natural
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Resources. (Marker Number 099-8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 32° 53.562′ N, 84° 41.402′ W. Marker is in Warm Springs, Georgia, in Meriwether County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Golf Course Road and Roosevelt Highway (U.S. 27A), on the right when traveling west. The marker has been moved west from its original location and is now among some bushes along the north side of the historic Treatment Pools. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warm Springs GA 31830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The marker´s new position near the historic Treatment Pools.
Photographed By David Seibert, April 30, 2011
3. Warm Springs Treatment Pools Marker
Looking across Golf Course Road at the building housing the indoor pools.
Photographed By David Seibert, April 30, 2011
4. Warm Springs Treatment Pools Marker
Looking east on Golf Course Road at the intersection with Roosevelt Highway, US Highway 27A.
Photographed By David Seibert, April 30, 2011
5. Warm Springs Treatment Pools
The building housing the treatment pools, designed by Henry Toombs, is now open to visitors.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 785 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on May 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 30, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
